Yangjiang Little Harbor Resort

This week we went to Lost City Water Park and on the weekend we went camping on Hailing Island. We rented two tents and slept on the beach after staying up late and cooking on the open fire.

Only nine days before we leave Mainland China for Hong Kong so we are in the 'get rid of everything' mode once again.

We took a tour that would take us camping on the beaches of Hailng Island. We thought it would be a good way to end our time here in China. We took a three hour bus ride to this beach, slept in tents, went to the market to eat breakfast, and then again back on the bus for another three hours. We really enjoyed the beach and the campfire.
Hailing, Guangdong, China sabrinapm

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